The Key to Controlling Every Situation You Find Yourself In

The Timeless Principle of Self-control

In a lot of ways, self-control is similar to mildness. But there is one key difference.

Developing mildness will essentially keep you cool while maneuvering your way through life’s inevitable stresses, and doing so requires a level of self-control, so the two qualities are linked. But there are times when even the mildest of people will run into a situation that pushes them toward — or over — the edge.

At that point, only a deep-seated self-control will prevent full-on meltdown from occurring.

Self-control is really based on the realization and appreciation of the fact that freaking out about a situation rarely if ever improves or solves it. It relies on a strong inner confidence that you’re capable of handling any situation you come across and facing any stress successfully as long as you maintain control of your reactions to the extent that you can think before you act.

Hollywood would have us believe that “taking matters into your own hands” and “fighting fire with fire” are the natural reactions of a good guy put in a bad situation. And it has to be granted that history includes examples of men and women who got themselves and others out of deadly situations by resorting to violence or some other manifestation of fury.

But there are a few important points to keep in mind when watching the movies or reading the stories:

1. Most of the time, this tactic doesn’t work. People hurt themselves, hurt others, or end up dead unnecessarily because of uncontrollably reacting to a terrible situation.

2. The few examples of those who became heroes in a situation like this generally handled matters with an incredible amount of self-control, even if violence was a tool in their arsenal.

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